Population: 15 854 thousand people, military budget is 5,6 billion dollars (2001). The regular forces - 50 430 people (including the Royal military police - 5 200 people, 4 155 women). The reserve - 32 200 people, including land forces - 22 200, air force - 5 000, naval forces - 5 000. Recruitment for the army is voluntary. Mobilization resources - 4,1 million people, including 3,6 million able-bodied men.

Land forces: 23100 people, the corps eadquarters (German-Dutch), the mechanized division headquarters, 3 mechanized brigades, light infantry and lift-off brigades, field artillery and engineers groups. In total 13 battalions (3 tank, 6 mechanized, 3 lift-off, 1 special forces battalion), 78 battalions (6 artillery, 1 SAM), 2 MLRS batteries. 3 reconnaisance companies. Territorial command: 6 infantry battalions.

Arms: 320 tanks Leopard-2 (including 140 for sale), 719 infantry fighting vehicles YPR-765, over 640 armored troop carriers and the like, 369 field artillery guns (including 123 self-propelled guns M-109AZ), 22 MLRS, 152 mortars, 185 recoilless guns, 77 antiaircraft emplacements Cheetah, 312 portable surface-to-air missile systems Stinger.

Air force: 10000 people, 157 war-planes, 196 helicopters. Tactical elements: 5 fighter and bomber air squadrons and air defence fighter squadrons, 1 reconnaissance air squadron, 1 1 transport air squadron, 1 training air squadron, 6 helicopter squadrons (1 SAR), 12 SAM batteries. Planes and helicopters: 157 F-16 (A and B), 2 F-50, 4 F-60, 2 C-130H-30, 2 KDC-10 Gulf Stream-4, 13 PC-7, 3AB-412SP, 4 SA-316, 15 BO-105, 19 AH-64D, 13 CH-47D, 17 AS-532U2. Air defence: 8 SAM batteries Hawk (4 in Germany), 4 SAM batteries Patriot (in Germany).

Naval forces: 12 130 people (including 1 150 women). Navy: 4 submarines Valrus, 14 frigates with guided missiles (De Reiter, 3 Cortenaer, 2 Jacob van Heemskerk, 8 Karel Doorman), 15 minesweepers Alkmaar, 1 landing helicopter carriers Rotterdam, 11 storm-boats, 10 support vessels (including 2 supply ships, 1 experimental vessel, 1 oceanographic vessels, 2 hydrographic vessels, 4 diving ships), 1 training vessel, 1 training schooner, 5 towboats.

Naval aircraft: 950 people, 2 patrol air squadrons, 2 light multi-purpose helicopter squadrons. Planes - 10 Р-ЗС. Helicopters - 22 Lynx.

Marines: 3 100 people. 4 battalions of marine (1 in reserve) and a support battalion. Arms: 8 105 mm towed howitzers, 18 81 mm and 14120 mm mortars, antitank missile systems Dragon, AT-4, portable surface-to-air missile systems Stinger.